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I just want someone to explain to me what the hell is going on with my after effects??
The damn text is glitching all crazy, I can't work like this!!!
When adding symbols like "!@#$%^&*()_ they all appear at the end or wherever they want, as you can see in the video I also can't even select when I want to start typing.
What the hell is this crap?
This is my video example of what's going on:
It looks like you may be working with a RTL ( right-to-left ) Text layer instead of LTR. Try selecting the Text layer, then open the Paragraph panel, then toggle the text direction controls ( highlighted by the green box below 😞
Please let us know if this works for you or if you continue to see the characters placed incorrectly when typing.
Cheers,
- John, After Effects Engineering Team
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I'd close the app and then try resetting preferences.
Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) while the app is starting.
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Can you upload a screen capture of your Character and Paragraph panels? I would also try to create a text without a paragraph box. Simply click over your composition with the Text Tool and type. If you get exactly the same behaviour tell us.
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It's probably simply a matter of inadequate hardware acceleration causing render delays, so check the relevant options in AE and update your system's graphics driver if necessary.
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It looks like you may be working with a RTL ( right-to-left ) Text layer instead of LTR. Try selecting the Text layer, then open the Paragraph panel, then toggle the text direction controls ( highlighted by the green box below 😞
Please let us know if this works for you or if you continue to see the characters placed incorrectly when typing.
Cheers,
- John, After Effects Engineering Team
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Thank you so much! I rarely move any settings on paragraph so I never thought to check if something moved on it's own!